Shoe-fastener.



H. C. JOHNSON.

SHOE FASTENER.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 1910 Patented Mar.14,1911.

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HUGO C. JOHNSON, OF HOT LAKE, OREGQNi SHOE-FASTENER.

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i Application led January 8, 1910. Serial No. 537,043.-

the'said member isy adapted to be moved-in- To all whom it may concern:

' dependently o f the hinged member.

Be 1t known that I, HUGO C. JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hot alie, in the'county of Union and State of or receivingthe plntles of a Oregon, haveinvented new and'useful Imhis keeper isprovided 'with an elongated provements in Shoe-Fasteners, of Which theslot 13 an a reduced slot 14 which latter following is a specication.. Ycommunicates with the -former as shown. This invention relates to' shoesand par` he member 9 is provided at its outer end iol their sides toreceive the pintles 8 so-that ticularly to fastening means-therefor andwith a finger manipulatin lip 15..,

' It Will ofcourse be un suitable number of these devices may be mountedupon the shoe, this being left to the discretion of the maker. As anillustration, When it is desired to fasten the shoe the member 9 isfirst operated so that the shank of the button B uppers can be engagedin th slot formed in the keeper, after which the hooks or similardevices. Y

vIn the drawing, forming a portion of this specification and in Which lie numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views:-Figure 1 is a detail perspective view ,of a portion of a shoe showingmy Ward the member l. .In t is movement of improved fastener appliedthereto. Fig. 2: t e lever the 'button will be moved invvardl is adetail section taken onthe line 2-2 of to he between the arms 2 and 3 ofthe said Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing member l The part A`ofthe uppers 1s the fastener in its released position. Fig. 4 notched asshown 1s a detail section taken on the line 4`4 ofl ofthe shoe button.

Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail View of a. portion I claim c of the shoeshowing one member of my im- A shoe fastener comprising a member provedfastener applied thereto. fixed to one part of the upper a button fixedto the other side of the upper, a supporting member pivoted at one endto 'one end of the member7 an actuating` lever ote'd midway between itsends to -the other vend of the supporting member, and a keeper pivote'dto the actuating lever and slotted for the reception of the head of thebutton and slotted for the reception of the shank of the button.

. In testimony whereof I altij/,X my signature 1s formedwith spaced inpresence of two witness/e arms 7 Whosel extremities are provided with.HUGO (l. JOHNSON. oppositcly disposed pintles 8L l e member 9 has its4spaced arms l0 apertured at My improved shoe fastener consists of a'member I which consists of a single piece of metal formed to providespaced portions 2 and 3 which are provided vwith spurs w-hich areadapted to be embedded in the part A of the shoe uppers as shown n Fig.4 of the drawings. The portion 4 ofthe member l is formed to provideoutwardly extending alining eyes in which the pintle Witnesses:

ANNA ALEXANDER, liolelucs'i IVANJuxon.

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